Allegra Edwards
Allegra Rose Edwards is an American television actress known for playing Cindy McCabe in the USA Network anthology series Briarpatch and Ingrid Kannerman in the Amazon Prime Video comedy Upload.
Allegra Edwards | |
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Born | [1] | September 9, 1987
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2009–present |
Known for | Briarpatch, Upload |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Early life
Edwards is originally from Denver, Colorado.[2] She began modeling when she was 18 months old and continued to model, dance, and act throughout her childhood.[2][3]
Career
Edwards studied theatre and television at Pepperdine University in Malibu.[2][3][4] During her time at Pepperdine, she wrote scenes for Pepperdine's annual Songfest, performed with Pepperdine's Improv Troupe, and appeared in Tutor, a 2009 comedy short written and directed by Jeff Loveness.[3]
After graduating from Pepperdine with her bachelor's degree in 2010, Edwards moved to San Francisco to attend the American Conservatory Theater's three-year Master of Fine Arts program, which she completed in 2013.[2][3] After earning her MFA, she spent time in Los Angeles and New York City.[3] In 2015, she performed in an off-Broadway production of "Everything You Touch."[5]
In 2019, Edwards played Cindy McCabe in the USA Network anthology series Briarpatch.[6][7] She stars as Ingrid Kannerman on the Amazon Prime Video comedy Upload that first aired in 2020.[6][8][9]
Edwards has also appeared in episodes of Modern Family, New Girl, Friends from College, The Mindy Project, and Orange Is the New Black.[7][10][11]
Personal life
Edwards lives in Los Angeles.[2] She is married to actor Clayton Snyder.[12][13][14][15]
Edwards and Snyder welcomed a son on July 12, 2022.
Filmography
Year | Name | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Modern Family | Arizona | Episode: "Blindsided" |
New Girl | Marissa Blumenstock | Episode: "Homecoming" | |
2017 | Friends from College | Madison | Episode: "Second Wedding" |
The Mindy Project | Lorie | Episode: "Mindy Lahiri is a White Man" | |
Orange Is the New Black | TV anchor | Episode: "The Reverse Midas Touch" | |
2020 | Briarpatch | Cindy McCabe | Recurring |
2020–present | Upload | Ingrid Kannerman | Series regular |
References
- formulatv Allegra Edwards
- Edwards, Allegra. "About". Allegra Edwards. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- Ramsey, Abigail (October 24, 2019). "Setting the Scene". Pepperdine Magazine. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- "'There Was a Spirit of Joy, Gratitude, Play': Allegra Edwards on USA Network's Briarpatch and Amazon's Upload". CBS Los Angeles. April 29, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- Soloski, Alexis (2015-03-29). "Review: 'Everything You Touch,' a Brash Examination of Self-Image". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- Vinney, Cynthia (May 2, 2020). "Upload's Allegra Edwards on Admiring Unlikable Characters & Living Forever". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- LA Weekly Staff (May 1, 2020). "Goals, Self-Discipline and Quarantining with Your Parents—Upload's Allegra Edwards Tells All". LA Weekly. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- Petski, Denise (February 19, 2020). "Upload: Kevin Bigley, Allegra Edwards & Zainab Johnson to Star in Amazon Series; Three More Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- Petski, Denise (May 8, 2020). "Upload Renewed For Season 2 By Amazon". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- Spencer, Samuel (May 4, 2020). "Who stars in Amazon Prime Video's Upload?". Newsweek. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- Moore, Camille (March 19, 2020). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Allegra Edwards". TV Overmind. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- "Actors Allegra Edwards and Clayton Snyder's Storybook Wedding".
- Rearick, Lauren (December 3, 2019). "Clayton Snyder aka Ethan Craft Is All Grown Up and Just Got Engaged IRL". Teen Vogue. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- Boucher, Ashley (December 2, 2019). "Lizzie McGuire's Clayton Snyder Engaged to Actress Allegra Edwards: 'Looking Forward to Wifing You'". People. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- Drysdale, Jennifer (December 2, 2019). "Lizzie McGuire Actor Clayton Snyder Engaged to Allegra Edwards". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved May 6, 2020.